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  • From: RW Spalinger <rwspal@earthlink.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] MANGOSTEEN: The Forbidden Fruit
  • Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:05:11 -0600


On Mar 16, 2004, at 11:28 PM, William A. Grimes wrote:

At 01:24 PM 3/16/2004, Sam wrote:
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...For centuries, the natives of the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia and other countries have used the Mangosteen Fruit to maintain and restore their health....
<http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/3/emw111360.htm>

I don't care if it has no health benefits - it tastes indescribably good and is so wonderful. I finally tasted a few while in South India a couple of years ago and finally understand what all the fuss is about. :-) Too bad that it is so tropical that we don't grow it here.

When I was living in Malaysia, we would eat mangosteens to cool down after eating durians. It is a good fruit, but as you mention, too tropical to grow here in the US, as far as I know.

Randall Spalinger






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